FNUS76 KMFR 261959
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1259 PM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1215 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY WITH WARM TEMPS AND LOW HUMIDITY'S AROUND THE CLOCK. THE RIDGE
WILL MOVE EAST AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ONSHORE MONDAY THEN
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY'S WILL CONTINUE LOW MONDAY
WHILE GUSTY WINDS DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD
FRONT.  THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FIRE
AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD
OVER THE FIRE TUESDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT MIDDAY AND WEST TO
                    2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS 77 TO 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS
DEVELOPING MIDDAY AND INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS.
.TUESDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 47.
HIGHS 64 TO 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS EARLY.
LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 53 TO 58. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 39 TO 44. HIGHS 58 TO 64. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO
7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GETTMAN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL POWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090926.PEAK_.01/MFR